9/16/11: City of Hope Refuge, Doryumu, Ghana
Our last day in Ghana was spent on a service visit to the City of Hope Refuge, an orphanage and school about an hour north of Tema, in Doryumu, Ghana.…
9/15/11: The Warner Boys do Accra
Today Heidi decided she needed a break, and let Reade, Tate and I go it alone. Apparently, virtually ALL of the families stayed on the ship except for us, needing…
9/14/11: Taxi Tour of Tema, Ghana
Having gotten the contact information of a great taxi driver from one of the faculty who had used him the day prior, we spent the day with Eric, who works…
9/13/11: Accra, Ghana
After receiving our Cultural Pre-Port lecture two nights ago, last night was the Logistical Pre-Port meeting. Stuff like: don’t wear your passport folder hanging outside your shirt, don’t flash money…
9/11/11
Today at 12:47 local time, the entire ship’s Moment of Silence occurred somewhere off the coast of Liberia. This 10th anniversary of 9/11 was not lost on us, despite the…
9/9/11: Flying Fish off Senegal!
As we sail southward along the west coast of Africa, it seems to get warmer and more humid. Traversing relatively shallow water off the coast of Senegal which is quite…
9/8/11: Bunkering in the Canary Islands
Another term for 'getting fuel', as apparently it is both cheaper and better quality, here on the island of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. We floated jsut outside the…
9/7/11: En route to Ghana (Morocco in the rear view)
Only one day out from departing Morocco, I find myself wanting more time in the medinas, wishing that we could have seen the town of Fes, a place where…
9/6/11: Last day in Morocco
Our last day in Morocco saw only 6 or so hours of available time before Heidi had to be back onboard for post-port clinic. The four of us went out…
9/5/11: Atlas Mtns. Berber villages
After a quick euro-breakfast at the hotel, we were off on the bus to head up into the Ourika Valley of the Atlas Mtns. to see how the Berber people…
9/4/11: Marrakesh, Morocco
Well, that 'eye-opening' was actually two days ago, and I think we've only now maybe started to learn those life skills come today, after experiencing the medina in Marrakech. Wow.…
9/3/11: Casablanca, Morocco
Our first steps off the ship onto Moroccan soil!Tate wondering what lies ahead...Our first day in Morocco started with a city orientation tour, briefly stopping in a neighborhood to see…